Answer: A circular racetrack has a radius of 500 m. What

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A circular racetrack has a radius of 500 m. What is the displacement of a bicyclist when she travels around the track from the north side to the south side? When she makes one complete circle around the track? Explain.

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QUESTION:

A circular racetrack has a radius of 500 m. What is the displacement of a bicyclist when she travels around the track from the north side to the south side? When she makes one complete circle around the track? Explain.

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The circular racetrack can be drawn as,

                                                 

The displacement of a cyclist is the shortest path between the North Pole to the South Pole. The straight line that joins the two points of a circular racetrack gives information about the displacement.

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